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Re: Poly 800 Tuning Question

2005-03-20 by zwitter_tier

--- In korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com, "genesisjoe2001" <caludaj@c...> 
wrote:
> 
> I am playing in a band in which the guitar players are tuning down 
a 
> half-step to accomodate the singer.
> My other synths have tranpose buttons which the Poly 800 does not.
> The tuning slider on the Poly 800 does not go down a full half-
step. 
> Is there another adjustment that can be made to get the Poly down 
an 
> entire half-step.
> Thanks in advance for any help.
> Joe

open up your poly, and on the main board, look for VR1 and VR4, two 
little white knobbies.  run the keyboard through a tuner, and mess 
with those guys till you get it how you want it.  i believe VR1 is 
coarse and VR4 is fine tune.

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